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Sample - Belt Bucket Elevator Design Second Edition
Sample - Belt Bucket Elevator Design Second Edition
CONTENTS.
PURPOSE OF BUCKET ELEVATORS. METHOD OF OPERATI ON. TYPES OF BUCKET ELEVATORS. DESI GNI NG BELT BUCKET ELEVATORS. UNDERSTANDI NG THE SERVI CE DUTY,CONDI TI ONS AND ENVI RONMENT. PROPERTI ES OF THE BULK MATERI AL. DESI GN PROCEDURE AND EXAMPLE. I NLET AND DI SCHARGE CHUTE DESI GN. HEAD AND TAI L PULLEY DESI GN. BEARI NG SELECTI ON FOR LONG TROUBLE FREE OPERATI ON. BEARI NG HOUSI NG SELECTI ON AND POSI TI ON. SHAFT TO ELEVATOR PANEL PRODUCT AND DUST SEAL. CONSI DERATI ONS I N CHOOSI NG FRAME AND PANEL MATERI AL. SELECTI NG BELTS AND BUCKETS. METHODS TO TAKEUP BELT TENSI ON AND BELT TRACKI NG. PROTECTI ON AGAI NST BOGGI NG THE BUCKETS. CLEANOUT CONSI DERATI ONS. EXPLOSI ON PROTECTI ON. FEED CHUTE ARRANGEMENT. DUST EXTRACTI ON. ELEVATOR DRI VE ARRANGEMENT. ELECTRI C MOTOR DUTY. I NSTALLATI ON OF THE BUCKET ELEVATOR. CORRECT OPERATI ON OF BUCKET ELEVATORS. MAI NTENANCE OF BELT BUCKET ELEVATORS. HELPI NG OPERATORS AND MAI NTAI NERS USE AND CARE FOR THE EQUI PMENT. 3 3 3 4 5 6 7 13 13 15 16 17 18 19 19 20 20 21 23 24 24 25 25 26 26 27
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Bu c k e te le v ator s ar eu se dto li f t bu lkmate r i als f r om on eh e i g h t to an oth e r . Th e yar ea r e li ablean dwe ll-p r ov e np i e c eofe q u i p me n t.
Bu c k e te le v ator s op e r atebyu si n gane n d le ss be lt orc h ai non wh i c hr e c tan g u larbu c k e ts ar emou n te d . Th ebe lt orc h ai n r e v olv e s be twe e na topan dbottom p u lle yan dth ebu c k e ts mov e wi thi t. At th ebottom th ebu c k e ts p i c ku pp r od u c tf e di n to th e e le v atorboot an dat th etopth ep r od u c ti sd i sc h ar g e das th ebu c k e t tu r n sd own war dov e rth eh e adp u lle y .
Th emost c ommonf or ms ofbu c k e te le v atorar ec e n tr i f u g al d i sc h ar g ewh e r eth esp e e dofth ebe lt ar ou n dth etopp u lle yf li n g s th ep r od u c t ou t ofth e bu c k e t, p osi ti v ed i sc h ar g e ,f orp r od u c tr e q u i r i n gslowe r , le ss ag g r e ssi v eh an d li n g , wh e r ea sn u bp u lle ybe low th etopp u lle yor i e n ts th ebu c k e ts d own war df ore mp ty i n g , c on ti n u ou sd i sc h ar g e ,f orlar g elu mp yp r od u c ts orv e r yf r i ablep r od u c ts, wh e r eth ebu c k e ts ar ep lac e d on eabov eth eoth e ri nc lose c on tac t wi the ac hoth e r , an d p i v ote dbu c k e tf ortr an sp or ti n gmate r i als h or i z on tally .
Alon gwi the ac hty p eofe le v ator ,d i f f e r e n t sty le s ofbu c k e ts h av ebe e nd e v e lop e dwh i c hbe tte rsu i t th e e le v atororth emate r i als to beh an d le d .
Postal: F EED F ORW ARD PUBLI CATI ONS , PO Box578, BENTLEY, W e st Au str ali a, 6 102. E-mai l: i n f o@ f e e d f or war d .c om.au . We b: www.f e e d f or war d .c om.au . DI S CLAI M ER: All be st e n d e av or sh av ebe e nmad eto i n su r eth eac c u r ac yofth ei n f or mati oni nth e sen ote s. Be c au seth ec on te x ti nwh i c hth en ote s ar e u se di su n k n ownweac c e p tn or e sp on si bi li tyf orth ec on se q u e n c e s ofu si n gth ei n f or mati onc on tai n e dori mp li e s wi th i nth e m.
S p e c i f yth ed u tyofth ebe lt bu c k e te le v ator . Wh at v olu meorwe i g h t ofp r od u c t mu st i t tr an sp or ti na g i v e nti me ? De te r mi n ewh e r ei t wi ll beloc ate dso y ouc anf ac torth eloc al e n v i r on me n t an di ts e f f e c ts i n y ou rd e c i si on s. I ti si mp or tan t to k n ow i fa lot ofd u st wi ll bep r e se n t, orwh e th e rth e r ei s wate rp r e se n t, or wh e th e rth e r ear ec h e mi c al f u me s an dv ap ou rp r e se n t.
How wi ll th ep r od u c t bef e di n to th ef e e dc h u te ?Wi ll anop e r atorber e q u i r e dto c on tr ol th ef e e dr ateor wi ll i t beau tomati c allyf e dto th ebu c k e te le v ator ?Wh at le v e l ofc on tr ol sy ste m wi ll ber e q u i r e d ?
Du st i sg e n e r ate dwi th i nth ee le v atorbyth ebu c k e t load i n gp r oc e ss. Du st c anbee x tr ac te df r om th e bu c k e te le v atorbyd u st c olle c ti onsy ste ms wh e r en e c e ssar y . Useme th od s ofd u st r e mov al th at allow e n tr ai n me n t ai rto bed r awnth r ou g hth ee le v atorto su sp e n dth ed u st i nth eg as str e am.
S h ou ldane x p losi v esi tu ati onar i sei t wi ll ben e c e ssar yto d e si g nf ori t. Th i s wi ll i n c lu d ei n stalli n g bu r sti n gp an e ls v e n ti n gto a saf ep lac ean dp ossi blyp r e ssu r ean dte mp e r atu r ese n si n gi n str u me n tati onto d e te c th i g h -r i skc on d i ti on s. Th ese le c ti onofmate r i als su i tablef orane x p losi v ee n v i r on me n t wi ll also be r e q u i r e d . As wi ll c on si d e r ati onofstati cc h ar g ebu i ld -u pc on tr ol.
Postal: F EED F ORW ARD PUBLI CATI ONS , PO Box578, BENTLEY, W e st Au str ali a, 6 102. E-mai l: i n f o@ f e e d f or war d .c om.au . We b: www.f e e d f or war d .c om.au . DI S CLAI M ER: All be st e n d e av or sh av ebe e nmad eto i n su r eth eac c u r ac yofth ei n f or mati oni nth e sen ote s. Be c au seth ec on te x ti nwh i c hth en ote s ar e u se di su n k n ownweac c e p tn or e sp on si bi li tyf orth ec on se q u e n c e s ofu si n gth ei n f or mati onc on tai n e dori mp li e s wi th i nth e m.
CALCULATE POW ER REQUI RED 2 N F r T Po wer (k W) = = 6 0 1000 1000 Wh e r eN = r e v sp e rmi n u te F=f or c eat ou te re d g eofth eh e adp u lle y(N) r= r ad i u s to f or c e(m) T =tor q u e(Nm) r i v ee f f i c i e n c y =d ad i an sp e rse c on d =r Th eloadonth ebe lt r e su lts f r om th ewe i g h t of p r od u c t li f te dp lu s th ed r e d g i n gd r agas th ebu c k e t sc oop su pth e p r od u c t. A d u tyf ac tori su se dto ac c ommod atestar t-u p load s. Be lt Load= (total bu c k e t load+ d r e d g eload ) Th ebu c k e t loadi s th esu m ofth eload e dbu c k e ts onth e u p war dsi d e . Th ed r e d g i n gloadc anbee sti mate de i th e rby ad d i n gane q u i v ale n t le n g th(5m f orc on ti n u ou s bu c k e ts, 12m f orsp ac e dbu c k e ts) to th ebe lt orbyu seof th e f ollowi n gf or mu la. 90 Wb Dr e d g eload(N) = Ps wh e r eW b = we i g h t ofmate r i al i ne ac hbu c k e t (k g ) Ps =Bu c k e t sp ac i n gonbe lt (m) Aq u i c kc h e c konth eloadc anbed on eu si n gth ef or mu las f orwor kan dp owe r . W =F .s (Nm) an dP = W /t = F .v(W ).
Total p u lle yload= (6 7 N + 109 N) = 176N Th i s loadac ts at th ec e n tr eofth ebu c k e ts, wh i c hh av ea p r oj e c ti onof 100 mm. Th er ad i al d i stan c eto th ebu c k e t c e n te r si s 150 mm + 50 mm = 200 mm Powe rp u lle y= 2 38 176 0.2 7W = 14 6 0 1000 0.98
As a c h e c konth ec alc u lati onTo li f t 5,000 k g /h rto a h e i g h t of 5.5 m allowi n gf or50% e f f i c i e n c yov e r all. 5000 9.81 5.5 = 54 Nm W = 0k 0.5 W 54 0,000 = = 150W (wh P= i c hi sc loseto th ep r e v i ou s t 36 00 an swe rc on si d e r i n gth eac tu al e f f i c i e n c yi su n k n own ).
Postal: F EED F ORW ARD PUBLI CATI ONS , PO Box578, BENTLEY, W e st Au str ali a, 6 102. E-mai l: i n f o@ f e e d f or war d .c om.au . We b: www.f e e d f or war d .c om.au . DI S CLAI M ER: All be st e n d e av or sh av ebe e nmad eto i n su r eth eac c u r ac yofth ei n f or mati oni nth e sen ote s. Be c au seth ec on te x ti nwh i c hth en ote s ar e u se di su n k n ownweac c e p tn or e sp on si bi li tyf orth ec on se q u e n c e s ofu si n gth ei n f or mati onc on tai n e dori mp li e s wi th i nth e m.
CONF I RM DRI VE ARRANGEM ENT POW ER Powe rat th eh e adp u lle yi s 14 7 W . Tor q u eat th eh e ad p u lle ysp r oc k e ti sd i r e c tlyp r op or ti on al to th ei n v e r seof th e d i ame te r s at wh i c hth etor q u eac ts. I nth i sc alc u lati onth eg e ar boxse r v i c ef ac tori s 2 an dc h ai n d r i v ee f f i c i e n c yi s 0.98. 14 72 = 300W Ge armotorp owe r= 0.98 Th elog i c al c h oi c ei s to se le c t a small 0.55 k W or1.1 k W 4 -p olemotor . F orth ec alc u lati onu sea 1.1 k W motor , as th i s wi ll p e r mi t alte r i n gsp r oc k e t si z e si f op e r ati n gd u ti e s c h an g ei nf u tu r e . DETERM I NE PULLEY DRI VE S HAF TS I ZE Th ec on c e p tu al sk e tc hf orth eh e adp u lle yi s sh ownbe low.
Th ef or c e s ar eor i e n te di nth ev e r ti c al, i n c lu d i n gth ed r i v e sp r oc k e tf or c e . Th i s ar r an g e me n tp r od u c e s th eh i g h e st load s onth esh af t. Th eg e ar boxc anbeor i e n te di nth e h or i z on tal. S u c hanar r an g e me n t wou ldn ot h av ev e r ti c al load s at th esp r oc k e t. Th esp r oc k e t loadwou ldth e nbeat 90 d e g r e e s to th ebe lt te n si on . Th i s wou ldp r od u c ele ss ov e r all str e ss i nth esh af t an da smalle rsh af tc ou ldbeu se d . Howe v e ri nth i sd e si g nth ewor st-c aseor i e n tati onwi ll be u se d . I ti sn e c e ssar yto d e te r mi n eth ete n si oni nth ebe lt to li f t th e f u ll bu c k e ts an dov e r c ometh ed r e d g i n gload . Th ep owe rth r ou g hth eh e adp u lle yi s 1.1 k W. 1100 1.2 = = 1 .6 T1 = N 8k 1 1 1 0.25 1 e e T2 = 0.77 k N P v
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Wh e r ea bu c k e te le v atori s tr an sp or ti n gbasi c allyd u st f r e ep r od u c ti na moi stu r e -f r e ee n v i r on me n ti t wou ldbeac c e p tableto c h oosemai n te n an c ef r e ebe ar i n g s wi thi n te g r al d u st an dmoi stu r ese als. Th e se be ar i n g sc omeg r e ase df orli f ean dh av en on e e df orad d i ti on al lu br i c ati on . I t wou ldbebe st to p r ov i d ean e x te r n al se al i nth ebe ar i n gh ou si n gas we ll to p r ov i d ea se c on dle v e l ofp r ote c ti onf orth ebe ar i n g .
Wh e r eth e r ei sd u styp r od u c t an d /ormoi stu r e(ste am, r ai n ,h osed ownsp r ay ,f og , sn ow, c on d e n sati on ,e tc ) i ti s be st to c h oosea be ar i n gan dh ou si n gth at allows p u r g i n gwi thf r e shg r e ase . As th ef r e shg r e asei s p u mp e di n , th eoldc on tami n ate dg r e asei sp u sh e dou t an dth er olli n ge le me n ts g e tc le anlu br i c an t to r u n i n .
Th i s also me an s th at some on eh as to p u mpth eg r e asei nan dth at i th as to bed on eona r e g u larbasi s wi th ou tf ai l. I fn e c e ssar yc le ar lyap p oi n t some on ec omp e te n t wh oi sr e sp on si bleto i n su r eth eg r e asi n gi s d on e . Gr e asi n gi sac r i ti c allyi mp or tan tj ob to th esu c c e ss ofy ou re q u i p me n t an dth ep e op led oi n gth e g r e asi n gr e allyn e e dto u n d e r stan dlu br i c ati onan dth ei mp or tan tp ar t th at th e yp layi nk e e p i n gp lan t an d e q u i p me n t op e r ati n gp r op e r ly .
Onth elowe rp u lle yan dth en on -d r i v ee n dofth etopp u lle yu sebe ar i n gh ou si n g s wi thon lyon esh af t e n tr an c ean da bolte dan dg ask e te dc ov e rat th eoth e r . Th at me an s th e r ei s on lyon ewayf orc on tami n an ts to e n te r . Wh yh av etwo p lac e s th at c ang i v ey oup r oble ms? Don tu seh ou si n g s wi the n dc ov e ri n se r ts p u sh e di n to p lac e , th e yc analso bee asi lyp op p e dou t an dle td i r t/moi stu r ei n to th ebe ar i n g . On lyu se h ou si n g s wi thbolte de n dc ov e r s an dmak esu r eth e r ei sag ask e t to stopf i n ed u st/ moi stu r eg e tti n gi n .
I fy oumou n t th ebe ar i n gh ou si n gd i r e c t to th ee le v atorp an e ls y ouwi ll f i n dth ebe ar i n g sf ai l of te n . As soonas th esh af t se al f ai ls th ep r od u c t an dd u st wi ll e n te rth ebe ar i n g . Youwi ll n e v e rk n ow a se al h as f ai le du n ti l th ebe ar i n gf ai ls. Re g u larp u r g i n gwi thc le ang r e asewi ll e x te n dth eti mebe twe e nf ai lu r e s bu t wi ll n ot stopth eor i g i n al p r oble m.
Postal: F EED F ORW ARD PUBLI CATI ONS , PO Box578, BENTLEY, W e st Au str ali a, 6 102. E-mai l: i n f o@ f e e d f or war d .c om.au . We b: www.f e e d f or war d .c om.au . DI S CLAI M ER: All be st e n d e av or sh av ebe e nmad eto i n su r eth eac c u r ac yofth ei n f or mati oni nth e sen ote s. Be c au seth ec on te x ti nwh i c hth en ote s ar e u se di su n k n ownweac c e p tn or e sp on si bi li tyf orth ec on se q u e n c e s ofu si n gth ei n f or mati onc on tai n e dori mp li e s wi th i nth e m.
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Ac omp le tean aly si s ofe x p losi v ec on d i ti on si s be y on dth esc op eofth e sen ote s. Th ou g ha br i e fov e r v i e w i su se f u l to th ed e si g n e r ,u se ran dmai n tai n e r .
S h ou lde x p losi v ep r od u c ts, li k eg r ai n s an df lammablesoli d s su c has c oal an dsu lp h u r ,n e e dto bee le v ate d i t wi ll ben e c e ssar yto d e si g nf orth eh i g hli k e li h oodofe x p losi on . Re c og n i se dp r ac ti c ei ne x p losi v e si tu ati on si s to u setwi n -le gbu c k e te le v ator s wh e r eth eu p war dle gi si na se p ar atee n c lose dh ou si n gto th e d own war dle g . Th etwo le g sc ometog e th e rat th etopto d i sc h ar g ean dat th ebottom to p i c k -u pp r od u c t.
I ti s li k e lybu r sti n gp an e ls v e n ti n gto a saf ep lac en e e dto bei n stalle d , an dp ossi blyp r e ssu r ean d te mp e r atu r ese n si n gi n str u me n tati onto d e te c th i g h -r i skc on d i ti on s.
S e le c ti onofmate r i als ofc on str u c ti onan du seofr i g i dstr u c tu r al d e si g n s su i tablef orane x p losi v e e n v i r on me n t ar ealso r e q u i r e d .
Th ef u e li s alway sp r e se n ti nth ep r od u c ti tse lf . Usu allyi ti s th ed u st th at i s most e x p losi v e . I fth ed u st c on c e n tr ati oni sk e p t lowe rth anth eamou n tn e e d e dto su stai na f lameth e ne v e ni fani g n i ti onsou r c ei s p r e se n tn oe x p losi oni sp ossi ble .
Ox y g e nc anbed i sp lac e dbyi n e r tg asse s su c has c ar bond i ox i d eorn i tr og e n . Bu ti n e r tg asse sd on ot su p p or th u manli f ean dth e i ru sei n tr od u c e s oth e rd an g e r s.
Th emost c ommonme th odto p r e v e n te x p losi on si nd u st c olle c tor si s to p r e v e n t th ebu i ld -u pofi g n i ti on e n e r g y . Th i sc ane i th e rbef r om a sp ar korf r om loc al h i g hte mp e r atu r e s. S p ar k s oc c u rbe c au seofstati c c h ar g ebu i ld -u porp ar ts mak i n gc on tac t. Loc al h i g hte mp e r atu r e s ar eth er e su lt ofr u bbi n gan dwe ar .
Hav i n gane le c tr i c al p athc on n e c ti n gth ee le c tr i c al c h ar g eto e ar thc on tr ols stati c . Th i s me an s on lyu si n g mate r i als wi the le c tr i c al c on d u c ti n gp r op e r ti e sf orth ebu c k e te le v atorc on str u c ti onan dth e ne le c tr i c ally
Postal: F EED F ORW ARD PUBLI CATI ONS , PO Box578, BENTLEY, W e st Au str ali a, 6 102. E-mai l: i n f o@ f e e d f or war d .c om.au . We b: www.f e e d f or war d .c om.au . DI S CLAI M ER: All be st e n d e av or sh av ebe e nmad eto i n su r eth eac c u r ac yofth ei n f or mati oni nth e sen ote s. Be c au seth ec on te x ti nwh i c hth en ote s ar e u se di su n k n ownweac c e p tn or e sp on si bi li tyf orth ec on se q u e n c e s ofu si n gth ei n f or mati onc on tai n e dori mp li e s wi th i nth e m.
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